Gold Coast Music Awards: Country music star Casey Barnes takes out top gong

A famed country music star has taken out the top gong at the Gold Coast Music Awards. SEE THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS.

COUNTRY music star Casey Barnes has taken out the top gong at the Gold Coast Music Awards.

He took out the top spot in the Artist of the Year category.

“I’m over the moon. I deadset can’t believe it. I really can’t,” Barnes told the Bulletin.

“Unreal. I honestly didn’t think I had it. I’m absolutely chuffed. Thank you so much.”

The award comes just days after he hit #1 in the ARIA album charts for his new album Town of A Million Dreams.

Casey Barnes has had a downturn in work since corona, as album sales will not hold up cost of living. Picture: Jerad Williams.

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Thousands of people viewed the online performance on Thursday night which featured special guests music royalty Tones and I and Amy Shark as well as TV personality Sophie Monk.

Frontier Touring Company founder Michael Chugg and Australian singer and guitarist Tommy Emmanuel also delivered special messages.

Roots duo Busby Marou won Release of the Year for their album The Great Divide.

Breakout Artist went to young indie rock band, Eliza and the Delusionals.

Song Of The Year was awarded to triple threat, DVNA, for her self-produced tune Looking Like A Snack

Julz Parker, acclaimed guitarist for blues ‘n’ roots act, Hussy Hicks, won Musician Of The Year, while Live Act Of The Year was taken out by electronica/world music globetrotters, Tijuana Cartel.

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DVNA took out Song of the Year for her song Looking Like A Snack. Photo: Supplied

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Emerging artist DENNIS. got a big thrill when Tones and I delivered a congratulatory message for her win of the inaugural Gold Coast Music Prize, a 12-month career development package with management advice, PR, video production, media support and more.

“I definitely know how hard it can be as an emerging artist, so that’s why it’s so great to see an award like the Gold Coast Music Prize help artists and give them a leg up,” said Tones, whose hit single, Dance Monkey, just became the world’s highest ever Spotify streamed song by a female artist.

Gold Coast band Eliza & The Delusionals won Breakout Artists of the Year. Photo: Supplied

The competitive Video Of The Year category was taken out by Eddie Ray, for DIY animation ‘The Story’; fans voted Lagerstein for the People’s Choice Award; while the old adage ‘home is where the heart is’ was proven true when Home Of The Arts turned out to be Gold Coast’s best Venue Of The Year.

Gold Coast Mayor, Tom Tate said: “The music talent here on the Gold Coast continues to be of the highest standard.

“I congratulate all of this year’s winners. I have no doubt the industry here on the Gold Coast will bounce back stronger than ever and after the restrictions have eased. I look forward to

hearing them once again play their music at venues across the city.”

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by Home Of The Arts

Casey Barnes

BREAKOUT ARTIST OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by Griffith University and the SEED program

Eliza and the Delusionals

LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by Gold Coast Music

Tijuana Cartel

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by TAFE QLD

Julz Parker

Tijuana Cartel won Live Act of the Year.

RELEASE OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by Southern Cross University

The Great Divide - Busby Marou

SONG OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by CBD Live

Looking Like A Snack – DVNA

VENUE OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by Oztix

HOTA Home Of The Arts

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

- sponsored by QT

The Story - Eddie Ray

GOLD COAST MUSIC PRIZE

- sponsored by Bleach* The Gold Coast Festival

DENNIS.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD

- sponsored by East West Presents

Lagerstein